Civilisations du Soleil: Chefs-d'Oeuvre du Musee de l'Or de Bogota
Toulouse: Musee des Augustins, 1996. Softcover. Blue illus. wraps; 158 pp. with numerous color plates. text in French. More
Jewelry - American
Clementina Duarte: 25 Anos de Joia Moderna Brasileira = 25 Years of Brazilian Modern Jewelry
Lisbon, Portugal: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 1990. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, 208 pp., many BW & color illus. Text is predominantly in Portuguese. 6 pieces introduce Duarte's life and work. 2 are translated into French as well; 3 others are translated into English. Contributors are Jose Sommer Ribeiro, Oscar Niemeyer..... More
Modern Jewelry: An International Survey, 1890-1967
New York: Crown, 1968. Hardcover. Green cloth with white, color pictorial dustjacket. 256 pp., many illustrations, mostly in bw. More
The Museum, New Series, Volume 19, No. 1: Ancient and Exotic Jewelry in the Museum's Collection
Newark, NJ: The Newark Museum, 1967. Paperback. White stapled wraps with BW illustration. 32 pp. 33 BW figures. The Museum: New Series, published by The Newark Museum in Winter 1967. Essay ("Ancient and Exotic Jewelry...") by the author. More
The Jewels of Miriam Haskell
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997. Hardcover. Taupe boards. White, color-illus. dj with maroon lettering. 207 pp. with mostly color illus. throughout. "This is the first book to tell the story of Miriam Haskell the person and Miriam Haskell the prestigious house of costume jewellery. [Haskell's] genius lay not..... More
Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1992. Softcover. Black & color illustrated glossy wraps. 408 pp. 500 color, 133 bw plates. "This book and corresponding exhibition, meant to retrace the stylistic development of costume jewelry over the twentieth century in Europe and America, offers scholars and the general public a...... More
Jewelry international: the original annual of the world's finest jewelry
New York: Tourbillon International, 2008. Hardcover. Black cloth with gilt title-embossed cover and spine. Color pictorial glossy dustjacket. 446 pp., more glossy color plates than you can shake a stick at. The premier volume of this luscious publication. In the modern world, a few elite designers have combined an intimate..... More
Vintage Jewelry Design: Classics to Collect & Wear
New York, New York: Lark Crafts (and imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.), 2010. First. Hardcover. Color pictorial paper over boards. Matching dj. 224 pp. Profusely illustrated. Foreword by Gerda Flockinger. Highlights the popular jewelry of different eras, from 1890 to the early 2000s. Extensive text. Includes a shopping and..... More
Illuminations: Earth to Jewel
Albuquerque, New Mexico: Paula Crevoshay, 2016. Hardcover. Black boards, gilt letters on spine and front cover, black and color illus. dust jacket, unpaginated on black pages, many color illus. Text is in English and French. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of exquisite metal and gemstone designs as crafted by..... More
Adornment: The Art of Barbara Natoli Witt
Manchester, Vt. Hudson Hills Press, 2011. Hardcover. Blue cloth, black & illus. dust jacket, 162 pp., illus., chieflty in color. "Using a combination of tapestry, and lace-making techniques- Barbara Natoli Witt's necklaces are stunning intricate webs of ancient beads, colored threads, artifacts and gem stones from Asia, Africa, the Americas..... More
Bijoux: Los Anos Gloriosos: Coleccion Barbara Berger
Mexico D.F. Americo Arte Editores, 2000. Hardcover. Fuschia boards with purple and gold lettering. 139 pp. Color illustrations. Text in Spanish and English. More
Infinite Riches: Jewelry Through the Centuries
Softcover. White ill. wraps. vi, 88 pp. 10 color plates, 257 bw illus. Text by Cynthia Duval. Includes essay and descriptively annotated illustrations. More
Indian Jewelry of the Southwest, 1868-1930
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1990. Paperback. White softcover with color-illustration and red and black lettering. ix, 214 pp. BW and color illustrations. This splendidly illustrated book celebrates the historic silver and turquoise jewelry of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. It presents for the first time over 300 superb objects..... More
American and European Jewelry, 1830 - 1914
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975. Hardcover. Blue cloth, off-white ill. DJ. 240 pp. 64 color plates, 150 bw ills. Survey of jewelry, makers and designers from the French Revolution to the American commercial industry. More
Völkerschmuck. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des metallischen Schmuckes. Nebst Einführungen und Erläuterungen von Dr. Mich. Haberlandt, Kustos am K.k. Naturhistorischen Hof-Museum in Wien. (Die Quelle.Mape VII.)
Wien: Gerlach & Wiedling, [1906]. Hardbound. Brown library buckram. 22 pp followed by 109 stiff sheets. About 2000 examples of Folk Jewelry from around the world are shown here, all drawn from the museum collection in Vienna. Contents are entirely in German, text is concentrated in the first 22 pages..... More
The Metalsmith
Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Art Museum, 1977. Softcover. White wraps with metallic silver lettering; 63 pp.; 12 color plates, 41 bw plates and figures. Published in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths Exhibition held at the Phoenix Art Museum and the Henry Gallery at the University of Washington in..... More
Cycles of Life: Rings from the Benjamin Zucker Family Collection
London: Les Enluminures, 2014. Paperback. Black wraps with glossy black illustrations, white and tan lettering; French flaps. 267 pp. An abundance of color illustrations. An unparalleled collection of rings dating from the 3rd to the 19th century, presenting not chronology but rather grouped into timeless themes - birth, love, betrothal..... More
From Slave to Siren: The Victorian Woman and Her Jewelry from Neoclassic to Art Nouveau
Durham, North Carolina: The Duke University Museum of Art, 1971. Softcover. White and color-illustrated wraps, aqua lettering on spine. xi; 111 pp. + 25 color plates & 183 BW illus. Showcases jewelry from the past several centuries, up through examples of French, Belgian, Austrian, German, Russian, American and English Art..... More
From Slave to Siren: The Victorian Woman and Her Jewelry from Neoclassic to Art Nouveau
Durham, North Carolina: The Duke University Museum of Art, 1971. Softcover. White and color-illustrated wraps, aqua lettering on spine. xi; 111 pp. + 25 color plates & 183 BW illus. Showcases jewelry from the past several centuries, up through examples of French, Belgian, Austrian, German, Russian, American and English Art..... More
Variations on a Theme: 25 Years of Designs from the AJDC
Hermitage, PA: American Jewelry Design Council, 2014. Paperback. Color-illustrated softcover with white lettering. 82 pp. Color illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held Sept. 21, 2013-Feb. 22, 2014 at the Forbes Galleries, New York. Signed on title page in ink by AJDC Exhibitions Chair. More
Paulding Farnham: Tiffany's Lost Genius
New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. Lavender cloth over boards, silver lettering on spine. Color pictorial dj. Color illustrated endpapers. 151 pp. 37 bw, 147 color plates. A look at the life and work of Paulding Farnham, one of America's most talented jewelry designers. Includes watercolor-and-ink..... More
Tiffany Colored Gems
New York: Abrams, 2007. Hardcover. Purple & color illus. boards, white & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 304 pp., profusely illus., chiefly in color. "Traces the dazzling history of the company's use of colored stones in its jewelry designs from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Organized by..... More
Tiffany Diamonds
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2005. Hardcover. Blue & color pictorial boards, matching dust jacket, matching flyleaves, 304 pp., 250 color illus. "Recounts intriguing and often mysterious tales of the world's famous diamonds -- the Koh-i-noor, the Regent, the Sancy, and many more -- and [the] anecdotes about the illustrious..... More
Tiffany Jewels
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Black cloth, black ill. DJ. 240 pp. 318 color plates, 40 bw ills. Traces Tiffany's evolution from small New York firm to America's preeminent purveyor of jewels. Lavish illustrations of stunning jewelry. More
Tiffany Pearls
New York: Abrams, 2006. First. Hardcover. Color-illus. boards with white spine lettering. BW photographic dj with metallic pink spine lettering. 303 pp. with color photos throughout. Loring, design director at Tiffany & Co., describes the history of pearls, discusses many of the world's most famous pearls and tells about some..... More